[HAM] V-20 Diaphragms--Add EIS case

[William Mark Bristow]

Barry,
My EIS B-3 Chop has full pedals and bench.  The organ is in one case, and
the pedals/bench are in a second. The organ goes in the case on its back
(with folded legs) on a tray with about a 4" high wall - then the top goes
down over it.  I had another compartment put in the top - opens from the top
for the Leslie cables, power / & extension cords, volume pedal, etc., The
case is a narrow tall rectangle with industrial castors at the bottom (think
Anvil Case) with handles for standing up - or laying down moving.  It is ATA
flight worthy. (I took the organ to Dave and he custom fitted the cases.)

The case for the pedals, pedal keyboard & bench is physically the same as
the organ case except the case opens only at the top and has two
compartments.  The bench goes in the bottom of one side, a padding tray
divider goes in, then the pedal keyboard goes on top.  The pedalboard
clavier (keyboard) goes in the other side and the metal finger keypushers
are protected by a very dense fitted foam guard.

Cases are 1/4" (I think)plywood laminated with fiberglass covering, edges
are extruded aluminum channels riveted throughout with ball (anvil style)
corner pieces.  Bottom castors are mounted to 3/4" plywood support board
which is bolted to the case bottom.  Organ case has heavy dense foam on
bottom side and back with felt - as I often move the organ on its belly.
Heavy duty latches and Sessions handles are all around for moving.

Both cases are rolled standing as long, tall narrow rectangles.  Both may be
shipped standing - or laying stacked. - Organ on bottom (when we move it
because its the heaviest) Pedals/bench case on top.  I think I paid around
$600 per case several years ago - may have had a discount as ours is church
work.

Since I always use mine with full pedals and bench - no small stages. I love
the Woodstock Metal Company Folding Legs, Woodstock, Illinois (original
maker - they are out of business and Bob has the patent - and has them
machined up.  The old RMI company used them (chromed) on all their keyboards
in the 70's and Bill Beer of Keyboard Products used them on all his famous
portables -- Fleetwood Mac / Santana.  Bill's early units looked chromed but
they were Nickel plated - later ones were anodized in black).  I have a set
on my XB5 as well.

Dave has built numbers of cases for me - a previous organ maybe 1986 which I
used for years, the cases for the XB5 - maybe 1995 - we use the XB in
outdoor - very dirty dusty areas here in West Texas.  Cases and foam are
still good (have been re-glued a couple of times).  He built me a case for
an old Porta-B and Leslie 330 which we shipped to a church in Jamaica about
15 years ago - they are still using the organ - and the road cases.

Hope this helps,
Mark